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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren McCarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Bale has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren McCarty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Bale!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale scores with the left hand. McCarty knows he should have avoided that one.
Bale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCarty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bale closes the distance but McCarty moves to the side
and McCarty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bale keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bale looks to land a combination but McCarty avoids it well.
McCarty throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Bale checks a low kick from McCarty.
McCarty misses with a hook. Bale ducked under it nicely.
Bale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCarty can pounce on him.
McCarty darts in and clinches Bale up against the cage.
McCarty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bale lands a shot to the body.
McCarty has a couple of punches blocked by Bale.
McCarty blocks an elbow strike.
Bale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McCarty blocks the elbow strike.
McCarty swings wildly with an uppercut but Bale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from McCarty.
Bale softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McCarty fails to land.
Bale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bale lands with a right to the head.
McCarty being controlled against the cage.
Bale scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCarty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bale's elbow.
Bale is trying to break free.
Bale blocking some punches.
McCarty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bale has a couple of punches blocked by McCarty.
A nice left hand lands by McCarty.
McCarty pushes Bale back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale tries a body shot but McCarty blocks it.
McCarty lands a hook that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
McCarty misses with a punch on the inside.
Bale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCarty lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bale manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hand to the body from McCarty.
McCarty lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McCarty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCarty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
McCarty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCarty has a couple of punches blocked by Bale.
McCarty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCarty working aggressively here.
Bale throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarty lands with a left to the head.
Bale is trying to force a seperation but McCarty has the dominant position.
A short left from Bale.
Bale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCarty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bales head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCarty.
McCarty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCarty.
McCarty scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McCarty misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCarty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from McCarty.
McCarty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bale's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCarty stalling the fight.
Bale takes a shot to the head.
Bale is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bale misses with a punch to the body.
McCarty blocking some punches.
Bale controlling the action here for a moment.
Bale pushes McCarty back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bale.
McCarty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bale throws a punch but it's blocked by McCarty.
Bale lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Bale.
McCarty working aggressively here.
McCarty tries to work over Bale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bale takes a shot to the head.
Bale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCarty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bale's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren McCarty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McCarty - that will leave a mark!
Bale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McCarty connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bale scrambles back to his feet.
Bale misses with a hook
enabling McCarty to counter with a crisp jab.
McCarty slips under a jab from Bale.
McCarty is looking to counter punch.
McCarty moves out of range of the body kick.
Bale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCarty.
McCarty connects with a body shot.
McCarty throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McCarty slips under a jab from Bale.
Bale scores with a one two! McCarty had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bale throws the left hand but McCarty avoids the punch easily.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarty moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bale.
A short body shot lands from McCarty as the two fighters clinch.
McCarty struggles to land a body shot inside as Bale controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McCarty scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCarty.
Darren McCarty has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCarty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Bale.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCarty.
Bale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCarty.
Bale blocks a body shot from McCarty.
McCarty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McCarty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Bale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bale scores with a punch to the head.
Bale gets tackled into the cage by McCarty. McCarty maintains the clinch.
Bale misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarty lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCarty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bales head.
Bale misses with a punch on the inside.
Bale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McCarty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bale tries to circle away but McCarty has him pinned against the cage.
A body shot lands from McCarty.
McCarty scores with a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Tony Bale's cut even more.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bale just misses with a elbow thrown towards McCarty's brow.
A short right from McCarty on the inside.
McCarty scores with a shoulder strike.
Bale is trying to stall.
Bale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCarty.
Bale throws a right hand that misses
and McCarty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bale on the side of the head.
Bale gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCarty throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Bale tumbling to the canvas!
Bale is rocked!
McCarty has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McCarty seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bale is still in real trouble! Can McCarty finish him?
Bale controlling McCarty's posture.
Bale seems to have recovered his senses.
McCarty's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McCarty's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from McCarty.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bale throws a big shot that misses.
McCarty went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McCarty blocks a jab.
Bale takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren McCarty dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bale throws a body shot but no joy.
McCarty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bale.
McCarty staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from McCarty.
McCarty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCarty has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bale.
McCarty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bale misses with an uppercut. McCarty saw that one coming.
McCarty moves out of range as Bale strikes.
McCarty ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Bale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling McCarty to counter with a crisp jab.
The cut above Tony Bale's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bale misses with an uppercut. McCarty saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarty misses with a head kick.
Bale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCarty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like McCarty has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McCarty thuds a left hand into Bale's body.
Bale looks to land a left hand but McCarty moved out of range nicely.
McCarty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bale can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale throws a hook but McCarty blocks it.
McCarty clinches with his opponent.
McCarty has a couple of punches blocked by Bale.
Bale blocks a body shot from McCarty.
McCarty scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bale looking to stall.
Bale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McCarty keeps control of Bale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCarty misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McCarty fails to land.
McCarty cracks Bale with a nice body shot.
McCarty misses with some punches.
McCarty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bale fails to land.
McCarty struggles to land a body shot inside as Bale controls his hands.
Bale pushes off an throws an elbow but McCarty leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCarty.
Bale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short left from McCarty.
Bale trying to stall but McCarty improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCarty.
McCarty stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bale is looking to break free of the clinch but McCarty has double underhooks.
Bale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCarty lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from McCarty.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCarty.
McCarty lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from McCarty.
McCarty misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarty misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by McCarty.
Tony Bale's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
McCarty working aggressively here.
Bale prevents a body shot from McCarty.
McCarty misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCarty pressing his opponent against the cage.
McCarty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCarty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bale has had enough of the clinch but McCarty keeps him there for the moment.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but McCarty is controlling him.
McCarty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
McCarty swings wildly with an uppercut but Bale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bale throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale landing knees to the body.
McCarty blocks an uppercut.
McCarty misses with the head strike.
McCarty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
McCarty lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCarty swings wildly with an uppercut but Bale uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCarty has a couple of punches blocked by Bale.
Tony Bale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCarty lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Bale's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Darren McCarty!
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